Time is Running Out for Windows 7 Users!

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Windows 7 EOL

The clock is ticking!

There is now less than one year left before Microsoft drops all support for Windows 7. After January 14th of next year, computers running Windows 7 will no longer receive security updates or support from Microsoft.

Computers still running Windows 7 after January 14th 2020 will become more vulnerable to malware infections and cyber attacks.

Fortunately it’s not all doom and gloom. Most computers still running Windows 7 are perfectly capable of running Windows 10, which will be both more secure, and have more features that many computer users find extremely useful.

Now would be the perfect time to get those computers up-to-date and more secure with Windows 10.

Call No Ware Computer Repair in Grand Junction to beat the rush and schedule your computer upgrade today!

The Four Main Types of Spills That Can Kill Your Computer

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coffee spill on laptop
Contributing to at least sixty percent of all computer repair problems, liquid damage is one of the biggest nuisances for the computer-age office worker. Even if it is easily preventable, there can always be accidents. Here are the four most common types of liquid spills that we see damaging our client’s computers.

Coffee

The biggest culprit of liquid damage by far has got to be coffee, likely because those of us that work at our computers all day, and likely all night, need a bit of a pick-me-up. The complex cocktail of chemicals and additives in coffee can absolutely destroy a computer’s inner-workings. They can even caramelize the insides of the device – as well as leave a rather nasty odor, due to the dairy products and sugar Many of us add to your coffee.

Water

Water would be just beneath coffee, contributing to about twenty percent of all cases of liquid damage. Oddly enough it really isn’t even the water that does the damage, it’s what’s within the water. A myriad of minerals in distilled or tap water can cause a short circuit, but completely pure, distilled water itself isn’t even a conductor of electricity.

Soda

Due to the sugar and acidity in soda and other soft drinks, they’re extra-corrosive on computer hardware, causing a lot of the same damage as a coffee spill. It’s probably best to keep any liquid fit for cleaning auto parts as far away from your electronic devices as humanly possible.

Beer and Wine

Surprisingly enough, the alcohol in beer and wine isn’t what damages your computer, in fact it’s pure isopropyl alcohol that a lot of technicians use to clean up the components of a computer. It’s actually the additives to alcoholic beverages that typically do all of the dirty work. Sugars, juices, and food coloring can all do severe damage to the circuitry of your computers or other electronic devices.

What should you do when the inevitable accidents do happen? It’s important to know the precautionary steps to take to prevent anymore damage from occurring. First of all, turn off, unplug the device and take out the battery, as electricity still conducts through it even when it’s powered down. You should also seek the advice of a reputable computer technician, like the ones at No Ware Computer Repair in Grand Junction.

Bloatware

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Is there anything worse than purchasing a brand new shiny computer only to have it take way too long to start up? What could be causing this? Bloatware – It really is a thing, and it’s almost as bad as getting a virus.

No Bloatware

Bloatware is software pre-installed by the computer’s manufacturer. Anything from games to “state-of-the-art” graphic or even publishing software, and are usually trial programs. Often times the bloatware can be nothing more than advertisement software –  creating annoying pop-ups on your desktop to try and entice you into buying unknown or useless applications. The bloatware can also cause random pop-ups to appear asking you to activate or purchase this unwanted and unneeded software. Usually these programs are started as soon as you start your computer by default, and run in the background without you really understanding where they are coming from. Until you uninstall them they will eat up your memory and take up space on your hard drive, and on your laptop, they can consume your battery life.

Removing the bloatware is easy, just follow these simple steps:

First, find and open the “Control Panel”

Control Panel

Next, look for the heading “Programs”, and click “Uninstall a Program”. This will take you to the “Programs and Features” setting.

Programs and Features

Here is where it gets tricky – The best way to know what you can safely uninstall is to go to the website Should I remove It. This will let you search for those programs that you’re not too sure about, and tell you if it’s safe to remove them or not.

We told you it was pretty easy.

This is just the beginning of making your computer personalized to you, and how you use it, but it will at least get rid of that annoying bloatware.

If you have any problems, questions about bloatware, or need help getting rid of this annoying stuff, please feel free to give No Ware Computer Repair in Grand Junction a call. We’re always happy to help!

 

Five Year Anniversary

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“Time flies when you’re having fun” – Anonymous

It was five years ago today that we opened the doors of No Ware Computer Repair, with just a few thousand dollars and a commitment to be “the most awesome computer repair place in Grand Junction”.

We wanted to set ourselves apart by offering an expert level of computer repair service, as well as amazing customer support. The responses that we’ve gotten from our growing list of clients is nothing short of astounding, and we appreciate every kind word.

In that five years we been fortunate enough to service over two thousand clients, some of whom have gone on to become dear friends, and almost twice as many different computers of all shapes and sizes.

Without our clients and our friends, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Thank you so very much for all the love that you’ve shown to an upstart little company in Grand Junction over the past half-decade.

We thought that it might be fun to take a quick look back at where we were five years ago:

Early logo
Here’s a very early attempt at a logo.

Early and fun mock up of our website.

Our storefront in 2012
Our storefront, as it appeared in September of 2012.


Our very first flyer.

Long longcat
A look inside our shop in September of 2012 – yes, that’s an extremely long longcat.

Thank you for taking this breif little trip down memory lane with us. After looking at those, it’s easy to see how far we’ve come.

And thank you again for an amazing five years. Here’s to many, many more!

Computer Repair Service and Expert Support Grand Junction, Clifton, Fruita, Whitewater, Palisade, Colorado

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If you’re here looking for a computer repair service, computer support, and expert computer help, you’ve come to the right place! Our top-notch experts in all things computer related can assist you with repairs, services, and projects. We support the Grand Junction, Clifton, Fruita, Whitewater, and Palisade Colorado area.

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Client Success Story – The Kids Are Alright

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Teen Computer User
We’ve all heard that old saying: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”. The saying has stood the test of time because there’s a good deal of truth behind it. A couple months back we were able to prove that this saying was true. [Read more…]

No Ware for your Small Business

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In the good ol’ days, keeping track of your small business was simple. Piles of paper scattered about the office, a couple of typewriters for document making, some pencils and ledgers to keep the books tidy, and a row of file cabinets along the south wall to keep it all safe and sound behind a door locked every night. [Read more…]